Journal-bearing.



E. R. BAILEY. LVNMAL BEARING. nrLIouIon nu mq. a0. 1907.

maimed oct.13,19oa

atroz'n up Smau/hoz JyfZy/ Emis? 4neutrino s'rA'rEs PATENT OFFICE.

EDGERLY n. BAILEY,

oF CLARINDA, Iowa.

JOURNALBEARING;

To all 'whom it my coacem;

Be it known that I, EDGERLY R. BAILEY, a citizen of the United States, Clarinda, in the county of Page and State. o.f Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Journal-Bearin ,and I d0 declare the followin tofbe -a dll,.clear,f and exact description o? the invention, such as will enable others-skilled in the artfto which it appertains to make and use the v same. This invention relatesto journal-bearinGs,- and more particularly to means for' yi'el arid adjustablysupporting the'salne..v

eobject of the invention- 1s to provide ranch-means that i a bearing which. issubject to'sudden and varlable lateralstrain orpres`` sure, as the bowl shaft of a centrifugal cream separator, can be'adjustedwhile the inaclnne`- is ruiming to prevent wabbling.-

`In the accompanyin 1' dra-Wings which illus." igurel vvis a vertlcalyv sectional View of' the bearing'as applied to aI'- trate the i-nventlon, 1

cream separator; Fig.V 21a-a' broken pers )ece 1 tivfeiview of the adjusting-member; and ig. flis 'a sectional perspective viewcithe-portion ofv .the bearing Vthat engages-.2. directly .with the shaft. .l

-Referring more'. ings,which are for illustrative purposes only, and, therefore.,ffare not drawn to scale, 1 indicates .ashaft x'vhiczh.may` be usedv in any vdesired position, and for .any fdesircd purpose, it being shownas vertical in the draw ings, and providedat' its upper A'end with a bowl, 2, of an ordinary-cream separator. Its

dered and provided; with a-worni', 3, for

other s l'litablcanzumer.

1 Thel bearing proper comprises two pori tions, 4j andg, one of \vl1i'c li,.as L i,'is substan. tially'- of aninve'rted cupshaieand'is adapted to be secured where the sha1-t ed, 'as by .means of lfianges, (i,l and 'the .other l'jortio'n Vis bored longitudinally for "direct engagement Wi h 'the-shaftfgand is provided j with an annular flange, 7 ,s which isprovidedf with-agroove. 8, and is adapted t'oenpag'e'. with; an annular rib, 9, around fth`e fper ora-:- non'of theportim; The outer portitnrV 4- o- -t'hejbe'arin'g .isv

"screw-threaded-as shownat .10,.withn 4 which is ladjustably fno .fadepending'-'A cylindrical por# Specification of 'Letters Patent. Application am August so, 1907. Na. asoma.

residing at tO'befl'nountl untedf a'. nut, :113,2 which is" renu'dfom 1s, 190s.

tion, 1 2, Thelower end. of the extension 12 is provided vwith suitable means for rotating it, as -alaterally ro'ectin `wing or ear,- 13, Vwhichis pref-crab y orme vby' stamping'out a portion ofthe extension, and be graspedby the handor anys'uita e 4tool for rotating italid the nutf 11 forthe-p'ur'f pose of adjustmentf- A jam nut, 1 4, is' adapted: to fit' inthe lower end of thefportion 4 below the nut lland lockthesamefin, 'its adjusted pt )si'tion` 1 4"fielding-rneans isf provided within the bearing, va s,.forl instance, a coiled spr1ng,l-15,

forengaglng with thenut l1l and the inner portion 5 for holding the grooved--portion 8 desired axialjposition. A Thecontaet 'surfaces of therib 9 'and the cross section, but I prefer ci uved` or senti-circular, whereby the lateral, vmovement ofthe interior or journal bearing. portion -.is--niore read i ends of ft-he. i spring 1'5 are also. 'refer-ably seated jin recesses, 16- and17, in'tiliegut 1l and ianire T, respectively, to prevent' the ro- 4. f'ta'tion ofthejournal-bearingportion 5 with; articularly-to thedrawl the shaft.-

Asgabove described',litis-,eviden'tthatin itsfno'r'nial condition thefsliaft will beheld,

' in its. proper axiaLalinement, but, 1in case-of varying of tlie'xload uponf'on'ejside orf'tlie other of the* separator l will cause lateral strain or pressure to a greater or lessextent. ll'ith a rigid. bearing -zfor the shaft;- this case-the variation. in the load -sliould'- be'- very great or excessive, bnt, w' i th bearingas A above described, the portion.fwil'lfbe-'noyed "laterally toiaccomniodate'this strain by-for ingt-he' portion -fdmvni 'against the pressure -ot' the spring 15 .andtherebyfpreventin? ury or strain tothe; mechanism. ..1'As soon, fhmvever,` as'. the load is diminished for'- rc1 rtionfi the ftension. of .the sfprm'g', 1 or Scrmveffdnum,

controlled. f The` ress'nre 4of the. spring' upon the is ada tedto of the flange 7 in engagement with the rib 9 l and therebyholding he portion in its` uio l tor bowl.

wardly to decrease it, as may be desired after which it can be locked in the desired position by means of the jam nut 14. As the nut 11 'can 'be adjusted at any time by means of the extension 12 and the win 13, the tension of the `spring can be adjusted'while the shaft is running, thereby eculiarly adapting the use of the bearing i) separators, essary to' ,change the tension of the spring without stopping the rotation of the separa- Although I have form of constructin my improved bearing, it is evident that e anges or modifications can be made .in the same, and I reserve the right to make all such variations as will come lwithin the terms of the appended claims.

Having thus 'fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by VLetters-Patent is:

p 'vetted cup the bottom means for detachably 1. In a shaft bearing the combination of a aring sleeve to engage with a shaft, an inof which is apertured,

connecting said cup or cream Where 1t frequently becomes necshown a lvery desirable bottom and said `bearing sleeve, the-lower end of said inverted cup being internally screw threaded, an adjustinnut operatively engagin said screw threa ed portion and rovide with a tubular extension,.means or and a spring arranged between said nut and the bearing sleeve.

2. In` a shaft bearing, a bearing sleeve adapted to engage with a shaft and provided with a grooved flange, an inverted cup, the bottom of which is apertured and provided with an annular rib ad'acent to said aperture, and the lower encl of said cup being interiorly screw-threaded an adjusting nut in said lower end provided with a hollow extension, means.l on the extension for rotatmg it and .the nut, and a spring between Said 'nut and said flange.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set v presence of two subscribing EDGERLY R. BAILEY.

my hand in witnesses.

. Witnesses:

L.N. CLEVELAND, JEANNEH'E E. PAINTER.

rotating said tubular extension, a nut v 

